Madhya Pradesh Information Commission: appeal and contact

The Madhya Pradesh State Information Commission handles second appeals and complaints under the RTI Act for Madhya Pradesh public authorities. Use the Commission's official EOMS filing and status pages, choose section 19(3) or section 18 deliberately, and send any physical record to Suchna Bhawan rather than an outdated address copied from an old directory.

The most important choice is not online versus post. It is the legal route.

Section 19(2) is not the ordinary applicant's second-appeal provision. It concerns a third party appealing an order under section 11. The applicant's second appeal is under section 19(3).

The first-appellate-authority disposal period in section 19(6) applies to an appeal under section 19(1) or 19(2): ordinarily 30 days, extendable to 45 days for reasons recorded in writing. The RTI Act does not give the same express 30-day disposal rule to a section 19(3) second appeal at the Commission.

The Commission provides an online appeal and complaint route at sic.mp.gov.in/eomsctz.php. Start from the official sic.mp.gov.in domain rather than a sponsored search result.

Prepare readable PDFs before opening the form:

1. original RTI application and proof of submission;
2. PIO reply, if received;
3. first appeal and proof of submission;
4. first-appellate order, if received;
5. a short chronology with dates;
6. grounds explaining what information remains denied;
7. specific relief requested;
8. any delay explanation if the appeal is outside the statutory period.

After submission, save the acknowledgement, diary or registration number, uploaded-file list and final screen. Do not upload Aadhaar or unrelated personal records merely to make the packet look larger.

A useful second appeal lets the registry and Commission reconstruct the case without guessing.

1. Appellant and respondent public authority
2. RTI application date and requested record categories
3. PIO reply date, or statement that no reply was received
4. First appeal date and order date, or statement of non-disposal
5. Point-wise grounds against the denial
6. Exact relief requested under the RTI Act
7. List of annexures with page numbers

Ask for the information that remains outstanding, a reasoned finding on the cited exemption, inspection or a corrected fee decision where appropriate. A Commission cannot decide an unrelated service dispute merely because RTI was used to obtain records about it.

Section 18 lists complaint grounds, including inability to submit a request because no PIO exists, refusal to accept an application, no response, unreasonable fee, incomplete or misleading information, and other access-related matters.

State the particular ground and the evidence supporting it. If your central aim is an order on information denied after a first appeal, label and structure the case as a section 19(3) second appeal. Filing the wrong remedy can create avoidable procedural delay.

Use the Commission's official EOMS application-status page. Search with the acknowledgement or case identifiers supplied at filing. Save a dated screenshot when the status changes.

Typical records worth preserving are:

• online filing acknowledgement;
• registration or case number;
• scrutiny defect notice and your cure submission;
• hearing notice;
• proof of service on the respondent;
• written submission;
• final order and dispatch or download date.

If no record appears, first verify the number and filing mode. Then contact the registry with the acknowledgement and submission date. The general website helpdesk is not proof that a judicial or quasi-judicial filing defect has been cured.

When online filing is unavailable or a current Commission direction requires paper, use the address published on the official contact page:

Madhya Pradesh State Information Commission
"Suchna Bhawan"
35-B, Arera Hills
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462011

Use trackable post and keep a complete, paginated copy. Check the Commission's current rules and portal instructions for the required copies, verification, index and service procedure. The official site hosts the Madhya Pradesh RTI fee and appeal rules; do not rely on a generic template that assumes Central RTI Rules apply unchanged.

Keep the hearing note to one page:

1. what was requested;
2. what was supplied;
3. what remains missing;
4. the exemption or procedural issue;
5. the exact relief sought;
6. page references to the appeal packet.

If the authority supplies records after the appeal, compare them point by point. Tell the Commission precisely which issues survive. Do not claim that late disclosure automatically proves penalty. Section 20 has its own conditions and the PIO must have an opportunity to explain the conduct.

For a second appeal outside the 90-day period stated in section 19(3), include a concise delay-condonation request with dates and supporting records. The Commission may admit a later appeal if satisfied that sufficient cause prevented timely filing; admission is not automatic.

For prolonged registry inactivity, request administrative records such as the diary entry, scrutiny status, defect memo and current case stage. RTI can obtain existing registry records, but it should not be framed as a demand that another bench decide the merits by a particular date.

• Sending the packet to the old Vindhyachal Bhavan address.
• Calling section 19(2) the applicant's ordinary second appeal.
• Skipping the first appeal before filing a section 19(3) case.
• Filing a complaint when the desired remedy is appellate disclosure.
• Uploading a long narrative without the RTI, replies and proof of dates.
• Treating online submission as complete without saving the acknowledgement.
• Asking the Commission to decide the underlying pension, land or recruitment dispute.
• Publishing personal identifiers from the appeal file online.

The official contact page lists Suchna Bhawan, 35-B, Arera Hills, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462011.

Use the official EOMS citizen page at sic.mp.gov.in/eomsctz.php and retain the acknowledgement.

Use sic.mp.gov.in/eomsappstatus.php with the identifier issued at submission.

No. An RTI applicant's ordinary second appeal is under section 19(3). Section 19(2) addresses a third-party appeal.

The express 30-day, extendable-to-45-day rule in section 19(6) concerns appeals under section 19(1) or 19(2), not a section 19(3) second appeal.

A section 18 complaint has its own statutory grounds. If you seek appellate review of a denial and disclosure, follow the first-appeal and second-appeal route.

Read the defect notice, cure exactly what is requested, resubmit through the stated route and save the cure acknowledgement.

You may place the relevant facts on record, but section 20 findings and penalty are for the Commission to determine after the statutory process.

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